Manchester-based workers co-operative Unicorn Grocery has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark for its open and…
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Show filtersHow should co-operative banks deal with the negative rates dilemma?
A small German co-operative bank, Raiffeisenbank Gmund, has introduced a negative interest rate on deposits. Well,…
Investing in the co-operative movement
If you are looking to support the wider co-operative movement, you could join the ranks of…
The Marcora Law: an effective tool of active employment policy
Camillo De Berardinis, managing director of CFI, (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa – Cooperation Finance Enterprise), looks at how the Marcora…
How much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…
Is there an ideal size for a co-op business?
The co-operative brand and model of doing business has taken a bashing in the public and…
Governance and Management structures in worker co-operatives
The other day a consumer co-operative Board member asked if I could send them some info…
Non-member contracts expose cooperatives
New Zealand cooperatives are creating a dangerous precedent when they offer contracts that allow non-members to…
What’s a social co-operative, can it help create a Big Society?
Back in May 2010 Bob Cannell and I were attending a European Conference for worker co-operatives,…